Trump orders BLM to find public land for data centers
Former President Trump has directed the Bureau of Land Management to identify public land suitable for data center development. This request has led to state directors compiling lists for the Interior Department. The initiative aims to facilitate the expansion of data center infrastructure, with companies like QTS and Meta already active in areas such as Eagle Mountain, Utah.
Former President Donald Trump has issued a directive to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to locate public lands that are suitable for data center development. This instruction, confirmed by sources familiar with the request, has prompted BLM state directors to compile lists of potential sites, which have subsequently been submitted to the Interior Department leadership.
The initiative signals a governmental push to identify and potentially make available federal land for the expansion of data center infrastructure across the United States. The article highlights existing data center activity in Utah, specifically mentioning a QTS facility under construction near a Meta data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, as an example of ongoing development in the sector.